interpolate vs edit

interpolate and edit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
interpolate	No	No	Yes	No
edit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, edit is a hypernym of interpolate; that is, edit is a word with a broader meaning than interpolate:

interpolate: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
edit: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

Other hypernyms of interpolate include redact.

interpolate (verb)	edit (verb)
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby	prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
estimate the value of something based on known values	cut and assemble the components of
	cut or eliminate
	supervise the publication of